O No You Never Let Go

This is what I can be sure to find when I look down nowadays. Since Cooper start walking, he has been attached to my legs. His days consist of following me around as I do my work. Half of the time I feel so blessed to have him right there at my feet. The other half wishes he would just leave me alone for five minutes so I can get some stuff done. I try to remember that this will pass SOO quickly and then I will be wanting it back.
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Thank God for seat belts

Yesterday, my in-laws came into town. So for dinner, we decided to head to McAlister's to eat. We all piled into my Rav-4 (with me in the driver's seat) and took off. About halfway to our destination, we were stopped at a red light. When the light turned green, it took a while for all the cars to start moving again. Well about that time, we got slammed from behind. Since I was driving, I didn't even register the impact because I was so focused on not hitting the car in front of me. After we stopped moving (only a couple of seconds passed), I started screaming because I realized what had happened. Well my screaming set off Cooper which made me think he was hurt. So of course I start bawling. Cooper was fine though as soon as I got him out of his car seat. I kept crying and didn't stop until a couple hours later. Thank goodness Matt and my in-laws were there. I was a wreck, and don't know what I would have done if I had been by myself. Oh did I mention that I got whiplash? Yep, as soon as I got out of the car, I started rubbing my neck. Well all the emergency personnel started arriving and asked if anyone was hurt. I said that my neck was hurting. Well I probably would not have said anything if I had known what would happen next. They put a neck brace on me and then laid me on a back board and strapped me down. Then I was put in an ambulance an taken to the hospital. My very first ride in an ambulance. And while I didn't want to have a first ride ever, I am grateful that my injuries were so minor. Anyways, I was at the hospital for about 2 hours. They did some x-rays and everything was fine. Just whiplash. I'm definitely feeling the effects of it, but I'm very thankful to God for keeping my family safe. I don't know how many of you saw the new car seat regulations. Well you used to be able to turn a child forward-facing when they turned one. A couple of weeks ago they changed the regulations. They are now saying to keep your child rear-facing until he is 2. At first I did not like this. I was so ready to be able to turn Coop around at one. But after last night's accident, I have decided to leave him the way he is. Matt was sitting in the back by Cooper when the accident happened, and he said that Cooper didn't move at all. If he had been forward-facing, his head probably would have come forward. So, he will now stay rear-facing. He may not like it, but I'd rather put up with a fussy baby than an injured baby. Oh and when the police showed up, they looked in our car to make sure his car seat was facing the correct way! Points for us! I will keep you updated on the car front. It is a lot of damage. It will need a whole new backside and probably work on the right and left sides as well. We have to wait until Monday to pick up our accident report, so I guess we will find out more then from the insurance company. I'm also hoping that the insurance will cover my hospital visit as well. The hospital was wanting me to pay last night before I left, but thankfully I was able to leave without paying right away. So, that's about all right now. More to come later!
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Are they twins?

Any time Katie and I go out with our boys, people always ask if Cooper and Maddox are twins.  They are so close in age and are such good friends, that they really do seem like twins.  Well tonight, Matt and I got to babysit Maddox for a little while.  It was like having twins for a time.  Matt took care of Cooper while I took care of Maddox.  It was so much fun!  Maddox was so sweet and such a good boy!  Can't wait for many more of these nights!

Please don't tell me...

That we are entering the phase of one nap a day. I just don't think I could handle that! Cooper has never been a good napper, so when he does go down for a nap, I rejoice! Well today, he has only taken a one-hour nap. (The picture is of me trying to rock him to sleep. He doesn't look too happy about it either!). So basically all the things I usually get done during his second nap, have not gotten done today. Needless to say, he will be going to bed early! Anyways, for those experienced Moms out there, when did your child transition from two naps to one?
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We've Got a Walker!

Cooper has now officially entered the world of walking!  He is by no means ready to hit the road by himself.  But he can take several steps without assistance.  He first started taking steps at our Small Group Sunday night, and ever since then, he has gotten better and better!  It is really amazing at how fast they catch on once they figure things out!

I decided to take you through Cooper's walking process.  He first started with pushing objects around.  This first video is of him pushing his highchair across the kitchen.

He also has a toy lion that plays music whenever you push it.  He LOVES this lion.  He would literally push this lion for an hour if we had the stamina to keep up with him!  And he can go so fast with it now!  Practically runs with it these days!

This video is of him "cruising" from the fireplace, to the recliner, to his activity table which he then pushes around like a walker.

This video was taken last weekend when we were at the zoo.  He loves to push his stroller around.  We did this for about 20 minutes while we were there!

Matt had the great idea of taking his lion out to the road in our neighborhood.  At first I was kind of nervous.  Number one, he had to wear shoes since he was walking on the road, and he has never done that before.  I thought for sure he would fall alot.  And number two, I thought that the lion would get away from him, which would cause him to fall and skin his knees.  Neither one happened.  He had very good control of the lion!

Here he is taking his first steps.  As you can see he can't go very far without falling.  This was taken on Monday.  Already, he can go so much farther!  It's scary to think what he will be able to do by his first birthday!  He might be running.  :)  Sorry for the bad lighting!

The youth group comes over every other Wednesday night, so last night several of them were at our house.  Cooper decided to show off for them.  He was so excited to have visitors to walk to!  He gets really excited in some of these and tries to run to them!  So cute!

I took these last two videos today.  He is already improving so much!  If he can't keep walking, he will slowly sit down.  He still hasn't just stood up and started walking.  I always have to pick him up or he has to pull up and then walk.  But I know it's not far off!

Hope you enjoyed the videos!  I know it is a lot for just a kid walking, but it is so weird to see him doing it!  It just seems like he is ready to be a little boy and not a baby!

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Why is it...

That babies love things that aren't toys? As you can see, Cooper has a ton of toys in his bath. Yet what does he LOVE to play with? The faucet. He loves to play with the knob that turns the shower on and off. He also loves to play with the bathtub stopper. Why do I even invest in toys!?!

A funny story that involves bath time occurred Monday night. I decided to make bath time a little more fun, and added some bubbles as I was running his water. Now I have put bubbles in his bath before, but for some reason this time was different. He FLIPPED out! He grabbed hold of my neck and would not let go. He wouldn't put his feet in the water. I was halfway laughing and halfway frustrated. I just never know how he is going to react to things these days! Oh well! This too shall pass!
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Mobile Blogging

Did you know that you can blog from your phone? I had been wondering ever since I got my Blackberry. I thought surely there had to be a way. I looked at different apps, but never found one that worked for me. Well tonight I was fooling around with my blog and found a " mobile device" option. I clicked on it and here I am! You can update via email or texting. Interested in setting yours up? Go to your Dashboard and scroll to the very bottom. On the bottom left there will be an option for "Mobile Devices". Click on it and follow the instructions. You have to set up your account using your computer first. I kept trying to use my phone, but it wasn't working. It will send you a new blog URL, but if you follow the instructions till the end, there will be an option to switch the URL to your current blog. If you have any questions, just ask!

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